Better Cotton has announced the launch of its new climate change mitigation target as part of a new strategy designed to deliver substantial environmental, social and economic impact across the...
As part of the Nigerian government’s plans to boost the country’s agricultural self-sufficiency, free sorghum seeds have been distributed to more than 7,000 farmers in Kudana State
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Sudanese Ministry of Animal Resources have undertaken a joint vaccination programme to vaccinate livestock against common diseases
Biomin South Africa COO Albert van Rensburg pointed out that the contamination of animal feed with mycotoxins is a threat to farmers internationally
Edgars Rinkēvičs, minister of foreign affairs of Latvia, and Sameh Shoukry, foreign minister of Egypt, met on 16 February 2020 to discuss bilateral cooperation opportunities in a number of areas...
ADM’s commitment to sustainable, ethical and responsible production with the release of a new policy to protect forests, biodiversity and communities is a step towards building a more resilient and...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the African Development Bank Group’s (AfDB’s) concessional lending window, has approved a grant US$6.4mn to Gambia to implement the Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing...
Pelbo, the Netherlands-headquartered Moba Group’s subsidiary in Brugherio, Italy, has partnered with Innovo, an Italian-based company that develops, manufactures and installs pasteurisation plants for food producers
Bühler AG has partnered with the DIL Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik e. V. to work together on the next generation of extruded meat substitutes
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development announced a new outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) on a farm in Gauteng province
Small freshwater fish around Africa provide huge opportunity to boost food and nutrition security, according to FAO working paper investigating an array of species and related livelihoods that are often...
A variety of factors influence the formulation of a quality shrimp feed recipe; factors such as the environment in which shrimp are raised, their nutritional needs at different stages of...
Farm Africa, a charity that promotes sustainable agricultural practices, strengthens markets and protects the environment in rural eastern Africa, has announced the appointment of NFU president Minette Batters as an...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has provided more than US$35mn to two fertiliser companies in Zimbabwe for working capital and recapitalisation
Although pesticides play an important role in agricultural development, certain Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs) used in many countries for agricultural and public health purposes, pose significant health and environmental risks
The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) member states, in partnership with WHO, OIE and FAO, has organised a two-day workshop to come up with an antimicrobial resistance (AMR) strategy
DuPont and Water.org have partnered to increase global access to safe water, with a focus on communities most vulnerable to the consequences of water scarcity
The partnership combines DuPont’s technical leadership...
Australia will host 200 leaders from the public and private sector, including government ministers, business and civil society leaders and leading scientists at a historic summit on water scarcity and...
Intelsat, communications satellite services provider, has made a strategic investment in Africa Mobile Networks (AMN), to accelerate the deployment of mobile connectivity to unserved communities across multiple countries in sub-Saharan...
Symaga Group has secured the UNE-EN ISO 14001 certification for its environmental management system